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True. 80% of fans and media thought Kovalev won. And Kovalev gave Ward the voluntary chance at three titles, one of the things Ward agree to as part of the deal in order to get paid twice as much as the champion was that if Ward won, he would give Kovalev an immediate rematch, and the financial terms and all the other terms were already agreed to for that rematch before the first fight even took place.
So for Ward to be dragging his feet on the rematch when he already agreed to all the terms for it before the first fight, in the event he won, and when Ward already got such a great financial split that even his trainer was saying Kovalev was being shafted and it wasn't fair, it really does look like he's scared. If I'm Kovalev, I say "I'm not going to join in on your chicken dance. You signed the contract. Even your trainer said you got a way more fair deal than I did. So either fulfill the contract you signed, or I'll see you in court."
But it sounds like Kovalev just wants to fight, so if giving in to Ward's unprofessional diva **** is what he takes, he might just do it. Seems dumb to me because Ward could be bluffing about retiring just to squeeze even more money out Kovalev's side, which is pathetic since a few months ago it was Team Ward pretending like they cared about Kovalev and how unfair it was that he wasn't getting paid as much as them. So Team Ward always acts humble and like they care about others, but time and time again their actions are those of selfish slimeballs, or snakes.
Hopefully they prove me wrong though and fulfill the contract they signed, and the fans get the rematch in June, since apparently Ward needed to put his career on hold again for 7 months after just coming back last year in order to give his body time to recover from the beating Kovalev put on him. But if they want to bluff that they won't fulfill their contract in order to get Kovalev to change the terms of an already agreed upon contract, I think Kovalev should just take them to court, because a fair contract should be upheld, and this basically blackmail of "we won't do what we agreed to and you won't get a chance to win your belts back unless you go along with our attempts to undue our own agreement" is just wrong.
It's like if you take your car to get your tire changed for 200 bucks, but instead of changing your tire, they take all four tires off, and then say "don't worry we'll still fix your broken tire and put back the functioning ones, but I don't care what we agreed to before, if you want to be able to drive home tonight, now the cost is 600 bucks." You can't explain it any way other than what it is: that's bull****! And it's completely unChristian. It's sad to see Andre Ward being such a bad example for Christian kids and families of faith. You think you can look to someone like him as a rare religious role model in our celebrity culture, but he's turning out to be one of the worst, and most hypocritical of them all, rather than what he said he is. It's sad to see.
I don't expect him to be a saint just because he seems to think he is, but are honesty and doing what you say, being a man of your word, really so much to expect from someone who calls themselves S.O.G.? I guess so.Comment
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Originally Posted by PunchyPotorff View Post
Ward is definitely showing he's a diva with an exploded ego, and a chicken, all at once. Kov is/has been ready to prove himself again. What has Ward done to actually prove he's ready to shut up the naysayers? This thing needs to happen, soon, or the sanctioning bodies need to take Ward's belts and let Kov and the next highest ranking LHW go at it to decide the real champ. Enough of this smokescreen b.s.
There have been polls taken already friend. Most fans don't agree with what the judges GAVE Ward... a gift. Anyway, I'm not wasting time or arguing with you. Point is, if he doesn't poop soon, he has to get off the pot. No time to waste while he keeps saying how much of a legend he thinks he is, and how he gets everything but the kitchen sink or he doesn't fight. Time to fight. Or be stripped of the belts. It's what happens in this sport with time wasters.Comment
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lol, "full Khan"
Gonna talk his way into the fight.
Like PBP said, anyone who's been paying attention knows Ward doesn't negotiate in front of the public and he doesn't buckle to social pressure, ever. Duva is going to have to accept their terms. Whether anyone agrees with the outcome or not, the belts are at Ward's house. Andre went to HBO looking for Kovalev, he took the match against the boogey man, he took away his belts. Now, he's on the throne and he's calling the shots.
That's how the game works, kids.Comment
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What kind of delusion do you live in that you've established these "facts". Do you know what a fact is? You have no clue what's being negotiated or not. You just went full Maxi.
Also, check out the post where someone said it's rumored for June. That doesn't happen without a lot of negotiation/.Comment
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I can't believe Kovalev let a girl beat him and take his belts.Comment
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